to 1. La Russa would be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. The Series marked the beginning of a decade in which all current Missouri-based teams in the four major American sports leagues would win a championship. The Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series, the St. Louis Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, and the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV following the season. 10 years after the 2011 World Series, Ron Washington would finally win a World Series ring after 44 years in MLB, as he served as the third base coach for the Atlanta Braves. In addition, four players from the 2011 Rangers' World Series team later won a world championship with the Boston Red Sox: Mike Napoli and Koji Uehara in , and Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland in . See also 2011 Asia Series 2011 Japan Series 2011 Korean Series References External links "Cardinals Win Like Never Before", Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Cardinals Will Win the World Series", Joe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated World Series World Series World Series St. Louis Cardinals postseason Texas Rangers postseason World Series World Series 21st century in Arlington, Texas 2010s in St. Louis Baseball competitions in Arlington, Texas October 2011 sports events in the United States Baseball competitions in St. Louis